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CHURCH FEATURE 1S FAMILY NIGHT Membership Divided Into 10 Groups for Event Friday Evening. “A Needed Solicitude for the Cause of God” will be the subject of the morn- ing sermon at Hamline Methodist Epis- copal Church, Sixteenth and Allison streets, Dr. Chesteen Smith, pastor. In the evening an evangelistic service will be conducted, the sermon subject being “8lipping Away From Ideals.” The fourth quarterly conference will convene Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. Dr. J. Phelps Hand, district superin- tendent, will preside. A new feature in the work of the church will be inaugurated Friday night. It will be known as “Family night.” Membership of the church has been divided into 10 groups, under direction of a chairman and vice chairman, These groups will assemble at separate tables, each individual bringing its own “pot luck” supper. The work of the year will be reviewed, and reports received from the various organizations of the church. The women of the church will hold a food sale Tuesday between 2 and 6 o'clock in the social hall. Miss Lois Wellborn of Rust Hall is in charge of a nursery and kindergarten, where the children are taken' care of during the morning worship period, al- Jowing the parents to attend the church service. R. P. Green is teacher of the men's Bible class. He speaks Sundays at 10 o'clock. NEW YORK MINISTER WILL PREACH HERE|, Dr. Henry Lubeck Will Occupy Bethlehem Chapel Pulpit Tomorrow Morning. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, will preach at the g:o- ple's evensong tomorrow in Bethlehem Chapel of Washington Cathedral at 4 pm. This service will be broadcast by radio over WRC. At the 11 am. service in Bethlehem Chapel tomorrow the preacher will be Dr. Henry Lubeck of New York City, honorary canon of Washington Ca- thedral. Holy communion will be cele- brated at this service. The full list of services tomorrow in Chapel will be as follow: holy communion; 10 am., morning prayer and litany: 11 am., holy communion and serbmon; 4 p.m., people’s evensong and sermon. Holy communion is celebrated daily in Bethlehem Chapel at 7:30 am. Thursday, at 9:30 am. Holy com- munion is celebrated in the Chapel of the Resurrection of Washington Ca- thedral for those who cannot attend the earlier services. CORPORATE COMMUNION SERVICE AT ROCK CREEK Laymen Will Attend St. Paul’s in Body—Other Sessions Are Announced. At St. Paul's Church, Rock Creek, tomorrow, there will be a corporate communion service at 8:30 am. at which the laymen of the church are to attend in & body. Following this ser- vice, the church school, instead of hav- ing the usual school session, will have service in the church. Rev. Clarence Prentiss Parker, rector of St. John's Church, Bethesda, will be the speaker at the children’s service at 9:30 a.m. The regular 11 o'clock service will be conducted by the rector, Dr. F. J. Bohanan and he will preach the ser- mon. The special Sunday evening ser- vices which are now N""h sponsored by the laymen of the church are being held in the church at 8 o'clock. A W. Sinclair 1lacmefl will be the speaker tomorrow night. The Woman's Auxiliary will meet Wednesday at 2:30 p.nr, preceded by # luncheon at 1 o'clock. “VISION WE FORGET.” Rev. George E. Schnabel Will An- swer Practical Questions, At Albright Memorial Evangelical Church tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock Rev. George E. Schnabel will use as his subject “The Vision We Forget.” “The Fifth Commandment.” with M. Leone Brackers' art interpretation, will be presented at 7:45 pm. Mr. Schna- bel will answer the following questions: Are all parents worth honoring? What is wrong with youth? What ought the religion of parents be like? A picture of the ideal home will be presented. PASTORS IN DEBATE. Bubject of Moral Standards Will Be Discussed. “That the Moral Standards of To- day Are Lower Than Those of Fifty Years Ago” s the question that will be debated by Rev. Andrew B, Matzen and Rev. John R. Dueld in the af- firmative and negative, respectively, before the Presbyterian Ministers’ As- sociation of Washington and Vicinity at 11 am. January 21, in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. LEAGUE CHAPTERS MEET. Intermediate Group Will Discuss Question of Cheating. At Brightwood Park Methodist Epis- copal Church tomorrow morning the pastor, Rev. Walter Michael, will preach on “Depths in Character” and in the evening on “The Simplicity That Is in Christ.” The Intermediate and Senior chapters of the Epworth League will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. The Inter- mediates will discuss - the question, “Shall I Cheat?” Evangelistic services will be held dur- ing the week of January 27 to Feb- ruary 3 at 8 pm. in preparation for the visitation campaign of evangelism which is to follow. Decision day will be ob- served in the junior department of the Sunday school January 27. Special Sunday School Program. At the Memorial United Brethren Church, North Capitol and R streets, tomorrow. the pastor, Dr. S. B. Daugh- erty, will preach in the morning on “The Untroubled Heart” and in the evening on “The Mustard Tree” the third sermon in the series on “The Parables of Our Lord.” The Sunday school will have a special program, and Arthur Schiedt will lead the senior Christian Endeavor and Walter Thomp- son the intermediate. Daughters of the King to Meet. -can Coll | Dr. S Q. Kindly explain the real meaning of Christ’s Ascension. I am a bellever, but this part o® His life has often puz- zled me. A. It is not necessary ‘o dwell on the details of this event, nor can they be literally interpreted without imperiling its spiritual significance. Your ac- quaintance with the apostolic writings teaches you that under all possible cir- cumstances Jesus was dominant, the master of men as of institutions, whether they were friendly or antago- nistic. His return to the Father -as related in the New Testament con- firmed His lordship and made it su- p;e"m(e in the seen and unseen realms of life. You may ask why such lordship was necessary. The answer is, experience demonstrates that not even the best good sense of the race can construct an authoritative code o! religion and morals for its own guidance. The natural goodness of man which con- tributes to our common civilization may be gratefully acknowledged, but its ~ deficiencies should be candidly avowed. Christ's creative force in the realm of the Christian virtues, espe- cially those of self-sacrifice and zeal for .the redemption of life’s desperate conditions, emanates from His indisturb- ance and gower as the rightful ruler of mankind. There is hereafter no need for us to dread evil's mysterious potencies, whether in this world or the nex Our goal has already been won by the risen and ascended Jesus, and He oc- cupies till we come. This, as I see it, is the solution of the riddle of the universe and also the meaning of the elevation of the crucified Redeemer to His eternal sovereignty. Q. To whom is St. Paul referring in I Corinthians, xii.2-5? A. To himself. Here is the apostle’s testimony: “I knew a man in Christ above 14 years ago (whether in the body I cannot tell; or whether out of the body I cannot tell; God knoweth), such an one caught up to the third heaven . . . where he heard unspeak- able words, which is not lawful for a man to utter.” ‘The blended reticence and candor of the passage show that St. Paul was re- lating a unique personal experience. The malady which tormented his flesh also refined and intensified his spiritual sensibilities. The veil between the visible and the invisible was momen- tarily removed and he tasted of “the powers of the world to come.” He wisely abstains from the details of this transcendental hour with his Maker. But it was translated into the noblest mission, save one, ever under- taken for mankind. “I was not dis- obedient to my heavenly vision,” he ex- claimed when summoned to the bar of THE EVENING STAR, WASHI Religious Questions DISCUSSED BY . Parkes Cadman. pagan justice to give an account of his career as an apostle of the cross. It certainly thrills the souls of intelligent people to understand that Europe's civilization is inseparably connected with the spiritual history of a self-ex- patriated and persecuted Jew. His abounding joy, contagious faith and resistless love cannot be severed from that illumination. Many great mystics have had similar visitations, for which mere human speech is an inade- quate medium. These are built into the very fabric of the church and they set the pace for regenerated men and women and a higher civilization. Note that the apostle kept silence for 14 years about his entrance into the realms of bliss. Would that all who claim such experiences would emulate his example! Q. Should the Bible be read in homes or public_schools without first being revised? I can point to many stories in the Old Testament which are noth- ing short of indecent, and should be barred from the mails. The story of Joseph and Mrs. Potiphar, for example, is & fine piece of snappy fiction, is it not? A. One must admire your industry in having gone through the Old Testa- ment to find its indecent storles! What amazes me is that your fine tooth comb did not manage to bring to light something else besides them. Of course, we usually find what we are looking for, but so long as bookstalls flourish why go to this Book solely for “snappy stores”? Let it be granted that the Bible con- tains matter which ought not to be read to children of a tender age. What does that prove? Simply that the parent And public school teacher will presumably use the same discretion in selecting bib- lical passages for this purpose they display in selecting a passage from Shakespeare. I happen to know that in a certain town the following passages have re- cently been read to the children in their school assembly: Psalm xix, Psalm xxxiv, Psalm Ixv, Proverbs viii, Isaiah ly, Matthew v, 1-16; Luke vx, 11-32; Romans xii and I Corinthians xiii. Is there anybody outside an insane asylum who could reasonably object to a single word in any of those selections? The chief revision that the Bible needs is the one it will always receive from any man or woman of good taste who is guided by circumstances. ‘When you were reading about Joseph and the wife of Potiphar, it is a pity you did not observe that the motive of the story is not to portray the weakness of a woman, but the purity, strength and highmindedness of a young man who put God and conscience before the demons of lust and betrayal. Cut off your hunt for the putrid and read this noble literature for its eternal values. (Copyright. 1929.) DR. HORACE M. BROWN, NOTED SURGEON, DIES Practiced Profession in Milwaukee Since 1880—Widely Known for His Research Work. By the Associated Press. MILWAUKEE, Wis, January 19.— Horace Manchester Brown, “interna- tionally known Milwaukee surgeon and scholar, died last night at his home. He was 71 years old. Death was due to heart disease. Dr. Brown had practiced surgery in Milwaukee since 1880. He was surgeon for the Milwaukee Road for 41 years. Since 1919 he had devoted most of his time to literary and research work. His translation and researches into medical mmav brought him wide- spread distinction among members of e medical profession. Dr. Brown was & fellow of the Ameri- s of Surgeons, a_member of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States and the Medical Library Association. e o REED HOSPITAL TO HAVE NEW MEDICAL OUTFIT Contract Awarded for Isolation Ward, Laboratory, Tuberculosis Ward and Other Equipment. Q. M. Gen. B. F. Cheatham has con- tracted with the Virginia Engineering Co. of Newport News, Va., for the con- struction of an isolation ward, labora- tory, turberculosis ward, , observation ward and_other constructbn work at the Army Medical Center, in the Walter Reed General Hospital reservation, at & total cost of $1,056,765. The contract calls for the comple- tion of all the work by January, 1930. e RECEPTION PLANNED. St. John's Church, at Bethesda, Announces Program. The annual tion will be given by the Guild-Auxiliary of St. John's Church, Bethesda, Md., Friday at 8:30 p.m. A dance will follow. Services at the church tomorrow are holy communion, 7:30 a.m., and morn- ing prayer and sermon by the rector, 11 o'clock. Conversion of St. Paul will be observed by a celebration of the Holy Eucharist Friday at 7 am., with Rev. Mr. Parker celebrant. MRS. BILL TO SPEAK. Leader Will Address Christian Science Parent Congregation. Mrs. Annie C. Bill will speak at the services of the Christian Science Parent Church, of which she is leader. The subject of the day will be “The Science of Spiritual Law.” Services are held at the Hotel La Fayette, at Sixteenth and I streets, at 11 o'clock every Sunday. Sunday school begins at 11 o'clock and is held in the headquarters build- ing of the church, 20 Jackson place. OBSERVANCE PLANNED OF 60TH ANNIVERSARY M. E. Women's Foreign Missionary Society Will Hold Luncheon January 30. The Woman'’s Foreign Missionary So- clety of the Methodist Episcopal Church will celebrate its sixtieth anniversary with a luncheon January 30 at the Hotel Roosevelt. This is one of 60 luncheons to be held throughout the country commemorating the anniver- sary. The organization was formed in March, 1869, in the old Tremont Street Church, Boston. The speakers at the local luncheon will be Mrs. F. I. Johnson of New York, Institute of Foreign Missions, chairman of the Mountain Lake School of Home and Foreign Missions, and lecturer for the Northfield Mission Conferences, and Miss Carrie Jay Carnahan of Philadel- phia, corresponding secretary of Phila- delphia branch, who has oversight of the work in South America. The committee in charge of the luncheon is Mrs. Willlam Fraser Mc- Dowell, Mrs. Lucius Clark, Mrs. Eugene Wesley Shaw and Mrs. Harry Earl Woolever. . MOTHER OF WIT IS THEME. Rev. H. M. Wilson to Preach at Christian Church. At Fifteenth Street Christian Church, Fifteenth street and Kentucky avenue southeast, the pastor, Rev, Harry M. Wilson, will preach at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow on the subject “Mother of Wit.” The Junior Church, under the direction of L. R. Butler, meets at 11 o'clock in the lower audi- torum of the church. Intermediate:| and Senlor Endeavor meet at 6:45 p.m. ‘The evening service begins at 8 o'elock and the pastor will preach on the theme “Fort Recovery. " “PAUL, THE RADICAL.” Dr. Pierce Will Continue Talks to Young People. “Paul, the Radical,” is the subject upon which Dr. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, minister of All Souls’ Church (Uni- tarian), Sixteenth and Harvard streets, will preach tomorrow at the 11 o'clock service. ‘The speaker at the Book Chat at 5:30 g.m. will be.Mrs. Helen Steinbarger of the Mount Pleasant Branch Library. Dr. Pierce will continue his series of talks for young people on “The Pleas- ures of Life" at the regular Firside Cir- cle meeting of L’Allegro Club. “Door of Sheepfold” Is Topic. At the Cleveland Park Congregational Church tomorrow morning the subject will be “The Door of the Sheepfold.” There will be a Bible study at 6:30 p.m., followed by a motion picture, “The Wishing Ring.” ——— - Oak Park United Evangelical Luth- eran Congregation, Chicago, recently dedicated a $350,000 edifice. THE NINETY AND NINE program chairman of the Chautauqua B Famous Churches of the World Temple of Luxor, Egypt NOT far from the alley of the Kings and the tomb of Tut-ankh-Amén just across the Nile and some 300 miles south of modern Cairo, are the ancient clties of Thebes, Luxur, Karnak and the Island of Philae. Cities they are yet, but cities of the dead, for of the many thousands who inhablted them 25 cen- t.ries ago only their ghosts and their memories survive and still linger Joving- ly and eternally amid the scenes of former beauty and grandeur. For beauty and grandeur still exist here on the Nil:, though the hands that wrought them have been stilled in darkened tombs for thousands of years. The Egyptian temples have survived as their builders intended they should survive; and even though many of them are partially in ruins, their magnitude and the sheer beauty of their forms and colored columns delight the modern traveler and give him a vivid picture of the cities that used to be. And here in the region of Luxur, Karnak and Philae he sees them at their best and in greatest numbers. ‘The Temple of Luxur is one of the finest of these mighty structures of an- cient Thebes and is of enormous di- mensions, measuring 900 feet from back to front. The columns surrounding the open court shown above are character- istically Egyptian. Each column is meant to-suggest a cluster of papyrus buds. the shaft being the stems and the capital the buds, while the plain broad surface below is the band of linen hold- ing the cluster together, The larger columns to the left, forming the nave of an unfinished hall, are-of the open- flower type, the capital showing the open bell of the lotus blossom. These columns were painted in the natural colors of the flowers represented and the effect of these vivid colors under the intense blue of an Egyptian sky can easily be imagined. This part of the great temple was built by Amenhotep III about 1500 B.C. GREENWOOD TO SPEAK IN BAPTIST CHURCH Special Services Will Be Held at Chevy Chase Edifice Tomorrow. Representative Arthur H. Greenwood of Indiana will deliver the principal address tomorrow afternoon, at 4 o'clock, at the Chevy Chase Baptist Church, on the occasion of the dedication of the new pipe organ. Dr. W. 8. Abernethy, pastor of Cal- vary Baptist Church, wiil give the in- vocation and Rev. F. C. Reynolds, pastor of Wesley M. E. Church, will read the Scripture. The prayer of dedication will be made by Rev. J. David Clark of Towson, Md., father of the pastor, Rev. Edward O. Clark. At the morning service, at 11 o'clock, the pastor will preach on the theme “The Pearl of Great Price.” The church school convenes at 9:45 am. and the Y. P. U, at 6:45 pm. There will be no evening meeting. OFFICERS ELECTED. Auxiliary of Diocese Name Leaders. At the recent annual meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Diocese of Washington, held at St. John's Church, Lafayette Square, the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Spencer Shepard Wood (three years); vice resident of first district, Mrs. Henry . Cooke (three years); vice president of ‘Women's second district, Mrs. G. P. Loker (three | years); vice president of third district, Mrs. Archibald Small (two years); vice president of fourth district, Mrs. J. J. T, QGraham (two years): vice president of fifth district, Mrs. Edward Burroughs (one year); recording secretary, Mrs. Walter M. Gilbert (three years); corre- sponding secretary, Mrs. David S. Carll (two years); assistant corresponding secretary, Miss Julla A. Karr (on? year); treasurer, Mrs, Nevil Monroe Hopkins (two years); assistant treas- urer, Mrs. Swager Sherley (one year): educational secretary, Mrs. B. K. Bauer (one year). . DR. MONTGOMERY SPEAKS. Metropolitan Methodist Pastor Will Give Two Sermons. At the Metropolitan Methodist Church tomorrow - evening Dr. James Shera Montgomery, the minister, will discuss the subject, “Two Sons—Which One Had the Better Chance.” At the morning service he will speak on “Power Versus the God of the Cen- sus,” and dwell upon the folly of the multiplicity of the sects and churches, and also upon the fact that too often denominationalism is featured and em- phasized and Christian life is allowed to beconte secondary. . REV. C. B. AUSTIN TO TALK. Reception to Be Held Wednesday for Pastor and Wife. At the West Washington Baptist Church tomorrow the pastor, Rev. C. B. Austin, will preach at 11 a.m. on “The Waste Basket” and at 8 p.m. on “The Opened Mouth.” A reception in honor of Rev. and Mrs, Austin will be held Wednesday evening. HOWARD UNIVERSITY 'PLANS PRAYER WEEK Rev. William Lloyd Imes of St. James, New York, Presbyterian Church to Be Speaker. The annual week of prayer will be observed at Howard University, be- ginning tomorrow, with Rev. Willlam Lloyd Imes, minister of St. James Presbyterian Church of New York City, speaker. The general theme of the week is to be “Christ on the Campus,” or, “The Christian Ideals and Student Prob- lems.” Rev. Imes will speak in An- drew Rankin Memorial Chapel at 11 oclock. At 3 o'clock, there will be group discussions in Miner Hall, How- ard House. and the various fraternity and_sorority houses. There will be a faculty luncheon Monday at noon, in the university di- ning hall, at which President Johnson and Rev. Imes will be the prmclt)ll speakers. Mr. Imes will speak at the noon assembly Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by afternoon conferences. The University Forum Wednesday evening will be devoted to a discus- sion of the subject “Is tho Christian Ideal Adequate for Modern Life?” The following students will lead the iscussion: Miss E. Pauline Myers, harles H. Manney, A. Franklin Fish- er, and Lee Andrew Baker. Classes will be adjourned at 11 o'clock Thursday, for the principal service of the week, in Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, where Mr. Imes will speak. From 1 to 2 o'clock there will be meetings of classes for discussion. PASTOR ;0 PREACH. Rev. Dr. Tillman Announces Wes- ley A. M. E. Zion Services. The pastor, Dr. Henry D. Tillman, will preach at both services, 10:45 a.m. and 7:45 p.m., al John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church, Fourteenth and Corcoran streets, tomorrow.. Holy communion will be administered at the morning worship. The church school, of which Prof. Victor J. Tulane is superintendent, will present a speclal “Young People’s Sery- ice” at 3:30 p.m., when Miss Nannie H. Burroughs, president of the National Training School for Girls, will speak on “Young People and Religious Educa- tion.” . PRAISE SERVICE. ‘Women's Missionary Society Will Conduct Meeting. Rev. Bernard Braskamp, pastor of the Gunton-Temple Memorial Presby- terian Church, will preach tomorrow morning on the subject, “New Creatures in Christ Jesus.! At 8 o'clock there will be a praise service in the chapel under the auspices of the Women's Missionary Society, with Miss Rachel Benfer as the special speaker, who has been engaged in mis- slonary work at Langdon, in the moun- tains of Kentucky. French Service Announced. Rev. Florian Vurpillot, pastor of the French Congregation, which meets at 8t. John's Church, Lafayette square, every Sunday at 4 pm. and every Fri- day at 4:45 p.m., will preach tomorrow on “Un Israelite Sans Fraude.” VGTON, D. €, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1929. ‘Sunday School Lesson BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON. CHRIST THE SAVIOR. Luke, ii.11, 30-32:xv.3-7; John, ii1.14-17; x.9-11, 14-16, 27, 28; Acts, 1ii.1-18; Romans, v.1-11; Philippians, 1i.5-11; II Timothy, 19, 10. Golden Text: And thou shalt call His name Jesus: for it is He that shall save His people from their sins.—Matthew. 1.21. Christ's attitude toward the spiritual and_social outcasts was demoristrated by His calling Matthew to be a member of His apostolic band. The scribes and Pharisees, who were active leaders in the religlous life of the Hebrews, re- fused fellowship with the publicans, who were considered to be traitors to Israel, and sinners because they did not wish their righteousness to be polluted by social intercourse and fellowship with Him. They had erected a barrier of caste that shut out the publicans and sinners. They felt that the Lord by accepting their invitations to be their guest was violating every proper social and religious standard for a public teacher of religion. They protested against the Master's association with the publicans and sinners, who were at- tracted by the someness of Christ and the sympathy of the Lord Jesus toward them. It was in defense of His accepting the hospitality of these wealthy and renegade Hebrews that the Master spoke the words recorded in Luke’s gospel in the fifteenth chapter justif ing His attitude toward the lost. turies before His birth it had been pre- dicted of Him that He would be a savior of His people. They were look- ing for a Messiah who would be a po- litical leader and through whom the nation's prestige and grandeur would be restored. The messenger of Jehovah informed the shepherds keeping watch in the fields near Bethlehem the night that our Lord was born that He was to be a savior. Simeon recognized Him such when He was nresented in the | temple as a child. Christ in His parable | of the lost sheep, which is closely inter- | woven with the two other parables of the lost, the lost coin and the lost son, generallv called the prodigal son and that of the elder brother, points out that He was fulfilling His divinely given commission by such fellowship and as- sociation, for He “came to seek and save the lost.” Missionary Motives. In the group of parables concerning the lost, which some consider to be one | parable, the Master outlined the princi- ples that governed His attitude toward the group of men who were hated and held in contempt by His critics. He took the famillar figure of the shepherd, who dominates Palestine, to justify His ef- forts to save the lost. They illustrated the principles that govern men and women in their search for their lost property. The shepherd loves his flock and they love him, because they know him and can depend upon his protect- ing care. The shepherd will not hesi- tate to give up his life or risk his life to save his flock. Jesus sees in this an illustration of the motive that prompted the Heavenly Father sending Him to seek and save the lost. If a sheep neg- lects to look up and keeps eating, fol- lowing the grass of the flelds, that sheep will be missing at night and unable to find its way back. The practice of the shepherd leaving the balance of the flock in the fold, so that he could seek the one lost, was quite common. He would keep up the search in the sparse- ly settled Sections, looking for the stray sheep until it was found. So He came seeking to save the lost. The Father was unwilling that even one should perish. Love is the outstanding motive for the Father's gift of the Lord Jesus. He loved the world so much that.He gave His only begotten Son that whoscever believeth upon Him should not perish, but have eternal life. The saving of the lost brings joy among men, but the saving of lost souls fills heaven with songs of rejolcing. The sheep, whose nature was responsible for its being lost, was sought. The coin that was lost by the laws of gravity, illustrating cir- cumstances beyond its control, was sought until found. The one who de- liberately asked for his portion and spent it all in sinful living was not sought. He came to himself and was welcomed when he returned. There is a little irony in the Master’s reference to the elder brother, for it meant, with- out doubt, those sanctified and blame- less men who were unwilling to be soiled by contact with sinners, even if they were members of their own race and nation. When Christ redeems a sinful man, he becomes a new creation. He gives up his old bad habits. He lives daily in accordance with God's wishes and rec- ognizes his obligation to help men of every creed, color or country, for whom Christ died. He recognizes that Jesus saves men so that they ‘can help Him save the world. The germ of the modern missionary movement is found in the Master's teching concerning His mo- tives for seeking to save the lost. When the Word became flesh. God entered hu- manity with a purpose of saving the lost in sin. The World's Savior. Jesus not only broke the barriers within the nation, but He removed those between natlons by tasting death for every man. There was rejoicing in the decisive action by the Senate Tues- day in reference to the Kellogg treaty to outlaw war, but the eminent Secre- tary of State, whose name goes down on history's pages in connection with this treaty, recognizes that the real power that will make it effective among nations will be due to the life of our Lord, the Prince of Peace. He met death upan the cross to save men of every race and nation. Christ died for the ungodly of all centuries and coun- tries that the fellowship broken by sin could be restored and renewed. “God commendeth His own love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.” God's own desire to save men_was manifested in the death:of our Lord Jesus. Christ died not only to save His friends, but to extend the benefits of His death for sinners to His enemies. While He died for the sinner, the one who wishes to enjoy the blessings of His salvation must repent like the prodigal and seek forgiveness, pardon and power to live the Christian life from the Father in His name. Jesus died to se- nal Savior as well as our desire to be saved by approaching the Father and seeking in the Lord’s name salvation through His blood, shed for us upon Calvary's cross. While Christ did secure our salvation upon the cross by intervening upon our behalf, He is anxious to preserve us and help us live as sons of God. Our recon- ciliation is the guarantee of our being glorified with Him. He longs to pre- sent us “holy and without blemish and unreproachable before Him" in glory. This calls for the felowship of thel Holy Spirit that we will consider in next week's study. ‘There is no limit to | what He can do for us if we will let Him have His way in our life and labor. Our Christian life should be one of con- stant progress, so that we can grow in His grace and become like Him in our dailv life and service. If He dwells in us He should mold our hearts until we become like Him and all people recog- nize that we have been with Jesus and learned of Him. Bible Questions By Harlow R. Hoyt. THE NINETY AND NINE. : Questions. 1. When did Christ preach the| parable of the lost sheep? 2. What was the occasion for it? 3. What other two parables were associated with it? 4. Why were these three parables | associated? 5. What clever turn did Christ give His argument in beginning the parable? 6. Who is represted by the ninety and nine? 7. Who is represented by the lost sheep? Who Is represented by the good shepherd? 9. What moral was employed by Christ to. impress the lesson on His listeners? effect? Answers. 1. Jesus spoke the parable of the lost sheep about three months before His death, 30 A. D. The parable was spoken in Peraea, as He and His dis- ciples journeyed toward Jerusalem. 2. Christ had dined with publicans and sinners. Scribes and Pharisees asked why He demeaned Himself in such a_manner. 3. The parables of the lost coin and the prodigal son. 4. Because Christ spoke them in succession, using three examples to drive His moral home. 5. Christ threw the question back at the ones who sought to criticize Him by asking, “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep,” etc. In this fashion He forced them to answer Him. 6. The ninety and nine represent the ones who have been won to Chris- tianity. . 7. The lost sheep represents one who has not been Christianized. 8. The good shepherd is a repre- sentation of God. 9. “There is more joy in Heaven over one sinner that repenteth than over ninety and nine righteous per- sons who need no repentance.” 10. The followers of Jesus were greatly impressed by the parables, but they made little impression upon the bigotod scribes and Pharisees, who did not wish to be convinced. EPISCOPALIANS ELECT DR. HILLIAM L. DE VRIES Canon Made Honorary Vice Presi- dent of Governing Body of Conference. Dr. William L De Vries, canon of Washington Cathedral was elected an honorary vice president of the govern- ing body of the Blue Mountain Confer- ence of the Episcopal Church at a meeting of the body in Baltimore last ‘Wednesday. Right Rev. Walter H. Overs, formerly Bishop of Liberia, was re-el- ected president and Rev. N. B. Groton of Whitemarsh, Pa.. was continued as executive officer. Other honorary vice- presidents include Right Rev. J. G. Murray, presiding bishop of the church and Right Rev. Hugh L. Burleson, Mis- sionary Bishop of South Dakota. Arrangements were completed for a sesslon of the conference to be held at Hood College, Frederick, Md., July 8 to 19. The conference was started in 1926 by groups of Episcopalian church men and women in Philadelphia, Bal- timore, Washington and elsewhere. VISITOR WILL SPEAK. London Minister to Occupy Calvary M. E. Pulpit. Dr. George H. McNeal, minister in the City Road Chapel, London, will speak in the Calvary Methodist Epis copal Church, Columbia road near 15th McNeal is in the city as the guest of Bishop John W. Hamilton, who also will be in the service. In the morning at 11 o'clock the min- ister of the church, Dr. Mark Depp, will preach on the theme “The Fear of God.” The church school, with depart- ments for all ages, will meet at 9:30 am. The devotional meeting of the Young People’s Department will be held at 7 o'clock, with Mrs. Bennett of the City Mission as the speaker of the evening. Will Address Secular League. Edward Wolesensky of the United States Bureau of Standards, will ad- dress the Washington Secular League Open Forum, at 1006 E street, tomor- row at 3 o'clock, on “Religion and Hu- man Welfare.” The public invited. Second Baptist Church. At Second Baptist Church tomorrow, the pastor, Rev. J. L. S. Holloman, will preach at 11 a.m. on “The Tragedy of Lost Opportunity” and in the evening “The Bequest of Christ.” The Bible cure salvation for us, but we demon- strate our faith in Him as our perso- Sunday School Lesson Luke 15:3-7; Romans 5:6-10 school will meet at 9:30 am.; B. J. P. U, 6 p.m. Harlowe R. Hoyt Walter Scott 10. Did the parable have the desired | street, tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. Dr. | CHURCH TO MA ToTH ANNIVERSARY Sixth Presbyterian Will Hold Appropriate Exercises Un- der Direction of Pastor. ‘The _seventy-fifth anniversary of Sixth Presbyterian Church will be ob- served with appropriate exercises to- morrow under the direction of Rev. Godfrey Chobot. He will preach a sermon at the morning service and Dr. Joseph T. Kelly, pastor emeritus of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, will preach at the evening service. At a meeting next Wednesday night Miss Alice Hercus will read a historic paper. A social will follow. Plans for the establishment of the church were made in 1852 by Dr. Mason Noble. Meetings were held in the homes of those interested, notably the home of William Thompson, where the first meeting was held. On January 23, 1853, 32 persons gathered in Island Hall, with Dr. Noble as leader, and formed the church organization. After 63 years of service in the old church, at Sixth and C streets south- west, where President Harrison was a regular attendant during his term in the White House, the congregation moved to its new chapel in July, 1916, at Sixteenth and Kennedy streets. Ground was broken for its new audi- torium, adjoining the chapel, January 2 last, with the expectation of having the structure completed this year. COLLEGE PRESIDENT IS CHURCH PREACHER Dr. Spivey of Lakeland, Fla., Will Deliver Lecture Series Here. At Epworth Methodist Church_South, Thirteenth threlicolnm; North Carolina avenue northeast, to- morrow morning at the 11 o'clock serv- ice, Dr. Ludd M. Spivey, president of Southern College, Lakeland, Fla., will preach. Dr. Spivey is in Washington as lecturer in the School of Missions to be conducted in Mount Vernon Place | Methodist Episcopal Church South, be- ;gmn(ng Monday and continuing each evening at 7:30 until January 25. The School of Missions is to be conducted for the benefit of the churches of Southern Methodism in Washington and vicinity. Students for the course are being registered and such registra- tions from Epworth Church are being made with Dr. John C. Copenhaven, pastor. The Hi-League and Epworth League chapters of the church will meet for services at 6:30 and 7 o'clock, spectively. At 8 o'clock Sunday eve- ning the pastor will preach. His topic will be “The Danger of the Good Things.” ‘The Women's Missionary Society will meet at 8 o'clock Monday evening. The society will act as host to dele- gates of missionary societies from churches of Southern Methodism in Washington and vicinity preparing for the General Council of Women's Mis- sionary Societies to be held in Wash- ington in March at Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South. Luncheon will be served to visiting delegates. The midweek prayer service will be conducted by the pastor at 8 o'clock Thursday evening. ST. MARGARET’S HOLDS COMMUNION SERVICES Prayer, Litany and Sermon Sched- uled for Tomorrow Morning at Church. Members of the Communicants’ League and the organized workers of the par- ish will make their monthly corporate communion tomorrow at the celebration at 7:30 am. in St. Margaret's Church, Connecticut avenue and Bancroft place. Sunday school will convene at 9:30 a.m. At 11 a.m. the service will be morning prayer and litany with sermon by the rector, Dr. Herbert Scott Smith. Confirmation instruction classes will meet at 3:30 p.m., the juniors with the {rector in the Sunday school library and | the seniors with Rev. Robert Shores in {the study. At 4:30 p.m. there will be a service of evensong with sermon by the Rev. Robert Shores. At 6 p.m. the Young People’s Society will meet and |put on a program, followed by supper 1and a social. Thursday and Friday, the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, there will ibe a celebration of holy communion |each day at 11 am. “PINKHAM CLASS NIGHT.” Program to Be Given in National Baptist Church Tuesday. ‘The men's Bible class of the Na- tional Baptist Memorial Church will give the annual “Pinkham class night” program Tuesday to the church and Sunday school. Clifford K. Berryman, cartoonist of The Evening Star, will give a lecture illustrated by his own sketches. Miss Helen Colhoun will give readings. Boy Scout Troop No. 43, will give an ex- hibition. An invitation is extended to TWO SERMONS PLANNED. “Temperance” and “Balm of Gilead” Are Topics. Rev. Henry B. Wooding, pastor of the Eckington Presbyterian Church, North Capitol street, corner Florida avenue, will speak tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock on the theme of “Temperance,”™ and in the evening at 8 o'clock on the topic, “The Balm of Gilead.” Thursday evening at 8 o'clock the serles of addresses on the “Apostle’s Creed” will be continued. The midweek service of prayer is proving popular, puseiaatad-vmes “Life’s Compromise” Is Subject. At the services of Lincoln Congrega- tional Temple tomorrow morning at the Lincoln Theater, Rev. R. W. Brogks will speak from the subject “Life's Compromise.”” The Christian Endeavor Society will meet at the Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A at 6:45 pm. Lutheran Program Announced. “Seeing God's Glory” will be the sub« ect tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Georgetown utheran Church, Rev. Harold E. Beatty pastor. Christian Endeavor, 7 pm. “Has the Lord's Hand Shorte enedl?" will be the subject at the 8 p.m. service. o SPGUIW L5 In a Durham (N. H.) church, founded in 1650, 18 different denominations worshlg. » it Sunday Meetings “The local council of the order of the Daughters of the King will be held Jan- uary 24 at 8 pm., in St. Andrew'’s Par- ish Hall, New Hampshire avenue and V street. The speaker will be Rev. Ed- ward Gabler, rector of Christ Church, Washington Parish THE SECULAR LEAGUE Musicians’ Hall, 1006 E St. Sunday, 3 P.M. “Religion and HMuman Welfare” EDWARD WOLESENSKY. Free. 'y Sundsy. When .h'e hag found it, does he not call friends and neighbors, saying: * Rejoice with me because | hdve Found my sheep thet was lost)” o o - \ “ As 3 man does with his lost sheep, so does God with the sinners th:t repents. - b @ ew P « What man having 3 hundred sheep and Y losing one,does not leave the ninety " L:nd nine and,seek for the one which was los! ?_ New York City has 15 branches of the Christian Science Church,